José Mena

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José Mena
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Mena Alfaro
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth San Jose, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Antigua
Number 3
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Saprissa 49 (4)
2012 Pérez Zeledón 13 (0)
2013–2014 Bangkok Glass 24 (0)
2015–2016 UCR 73 (11)
2017 Herediano 7 (1)
2017– Antigua 133 (9)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mena and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.

José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) in Costa Rica is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays for Liga Nacional club Antigua as a defender.

Club career[]

In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[1] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[2] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[3] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[4]

He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[5]

International career[]

Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[6]

On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[7]

Honours[]

Bangkok Glass

References[]

  1. ^ "José Mena".
  2. ^ "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. ^ Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
  4. ^ José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  5. ^ José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
  6. ^ José Mena – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "José Mena » Internationals".

External links[]

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